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Omer Kablan: US Supporting PKK means supporting terrorism
In a interview, Omar Kablan introduced the PKK while citing US State Department and Amnesty International reports, saying as US support for the PKK means supporting terrorism in Syria. “The PKK is on the US-EU terrorist list and has killed more than 40,000 people. It has been recruiting child soldiers, committed ethnic cleansing and genocide […]
Spokesman for the President of Turkey: US Support for the PKK is the poison in our relations
Continued US arms and logistical support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a branch of the PKK In Syria, provokes a Turkish reaction. Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, tweeted that the United States continues to support the PKK-affiliated group. He criticized and called for an end to this support. US […]
US’s mad plan for Syrian oil: will it save or will it blow out the Kurdish experiment for good?
US’s mad plan for Syrian oil The US has had a mad plan to steal, or “save Syria’s oil”, since the day it told the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to get ready for the liberation of the non-Kurdish region of Deir ez-Zor, in eastern Syria (which holds Syria’s largest oil fields). The SDF, that […]
Barzani bribes the Pentagon
Bribing one politician is bad. Bribing all the politicians is worse. The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a group of companies in Kurdistan, Iraq’s semi-independent northern region, that appears to be doing the latter in order to secure a monopoly on Pentagon fuel contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars. A previous investigation outlined […]
After Komala, SDF also hires lobbyist in Washington
The Washington office of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) has hired its first lobbyist, in an attempt to gain political support. They have hired longtime Kurdish advocate Ayal Frank and his firm, AF International, for the next six months to lobby Congress and the Donald Trump administration, said Sinam Sherkany Mohamad, the US representative […]
Myles Caggins: we ONLY help defeating ISIS
A joint press conference was held by the US military spokesperson Myles Caggins, and SDF commanders yesterday. Myles Caggins once again confirmed that the US military will only assist the SDF in its battle against ISIS. It will not provide support if Turkey decides to invade SDF-held territory again. This can be seen in the […]
The Kurds as pawns on the political chessboard of Syria
By Hedwig Kuijpers The Complexity of realising Kurdish Unity Despite years of media suggesting otherwise, the Kurdish population do not have any unity, not between countries and not amongst themselves. In Turkey, the PKK has held the ‘Kurdish political monopoly’, as it was very careful not to let any other Kurdish parties grow. Up until […]
SDF Sells Syrian Oil To Israel
After the control of areas of Northern and North-Eastern Syria by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the PKK branch, and with US support, the region’s oil wells attracted the attention of the United States and Israel. The PKK-affiliated armed goup, without the permission of the central government and illegally, has given all the authority to […]
North-East Syrian playground for armored vehicles; Russian and American dyna
North-East Syria has become a playground for armored vehicles. Not a week goes by without the Russian army stopping a US patrol, the Syrian Arab Army stopping a US patrol, or the other way around. Military patrols have even been reported to chase each other through the countryside like cat and mouse. Another flare-up between […]
Pentagon disgruntled: Syrian government and Russia ‘exploit’ Arab discontentment in North-East Syria
As you have read in my last article Damascus repaving the ground for its return to North-East Syria, the legitimate Syrian government is regaining popularity amongst the population of North-East Syria. Big ideological differences between the PKK-affiliated PYD and the local Arab majority are taking its toll on the long run. Discontment among the […]